MSQ Needs Further Condensing

[Ammokkx]

Exactly! You found stuff you like! Maybe others who don't like the MSQ can find other stuff at endgame, with their full kit, they like! Everyone wins! They can find 65 days of fun, without that story! Yes, that content could be in Shadowbringers!

Ahem.

Skips pretty much are the only compromise, to my mind. I agree with the "one free skip" for a new account idea, for what it's worth.

Perhaps, but it illustrates that people like me exist, and my experiences aren't more or less valid than those who couldn't care either.

Also, I don't think skipping the story is an invalid way to play. Not everyone's going to care and that's alright. Thing is, while I don't force my "you should watch the story" viewpoint on you by making cutscenes mandatory or something to that effect, neither should you be forcing the "who cares about the story" viewpoint by trying to hamstring the experience for others

I still don't see why you can't do any of what you're suggesting here on your main with the friend. My synced comment was more in reference to how you seemed to want to be on an equal playing field with someone you reccommend the game to, but again, they would be having to go through the MSQ anyway and doing it at the same time keeps you on-pace. In fact, I'd argue you'd be helping them "get to semi relevant content" a lot faster by just using your main than you would by starting up an alt for some reason.

I'm playing through with a newbie friend right now and I don't have any problems syncing down my level 80 DRK to help them out with duties and FATEs. You don't need an alt to do content with a friend, and if you did want to do content at the same time, I'm not sure why you'd want to skip the MSQ...? The MSQ would be what keeps you at equal levels.

But yeah, I guess my viewpoint isn't consistent with that exact mentality you're having.

Not only have I said, not one page ago, that I wouldn't mind a fresh account having the option to have their first character to skip straight to Shadowbringers (in case of the very person you're describing) but also I don't think cutscene-skipping the MSQ is that much of a problem. My FC leader, Inara Yuki, has watched exactly two sets of cutscenes:

Castrum and Praetorium.

I have a literal story skipper as the leader of my FC and you don't see me opposing her, yeah?

There are plenty of options in the game already for people who want to join others at endgame. I'd even help you advocate for adding another one specifically for the type of person who couldn't care to do anything else. Do not sit here and tell me I don't get your point, Sturmchurro. You seem to be the one here shutting out other viewpoints, not the other way around.